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That time Donald Trump admitted he’s been lying the whole time
It was an accident.
10 SCOTUS facts to tide us over until it wrecks the country
A lot of pain is coming as we head towards that great artificial deadline the justices created for themselves known as “June,” writes Eric Segall.
Thanks to Trump, the House GOP is now vulnerable on the border
The Democrats believe they can flip the House on the issue.
Extreme apocalyptic rhetoric is everywhere and it’s dangerous
It’s so normalized it’s hard to draw causal connections between rhetoric and violence, writes Lindsay Beyerstein. That’s the point.
Yes, the trial is bad for Trump
I asked for opinions on the first criminal case against a former president. To my surprise, I found more hope than hopelessness.
Why do white rural voters vote for Republicans?
It’s not because they are rural, writes Noah Berlatsky.
If you think Trump is going to lose, how does that compare to your expectations of 2016?
I asked readers to compare their feelings. Here are the results.
Beneath all the fear and paranoia is ‘the Eucharist defiled’
The author of “The Politics of Fear” talks about America’s oldest hatred.
On the road
A little rest while I can.
Maga chooses Putin over Zelensky and needless devastation over freedom
This is who they are, writes Stephen Robinson.